Power Generation Technology ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 760-774.DOI: 10.12096/j.2096-4528.pgt.22154

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Liquid Metal Battery Energy Storage Technology for Power System

Zehang LI1,2, Hao ZHOU2, Haomiao LI1, Kangli WANG1, Kai JIANG1   

  1. 1.School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
    2.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2022-09-08 Published:2022-10-31 Online:2022-11-04
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(52177215)

Abstract:

Electrochemical energy storage is flexible and efficient, and it is an important direction for the development of large-scale power energy storage technology. Liquid metal battery (LMB) uses liquid metals and molten inorganic salts as electrodes and electrolytes, respectively, to fundamentally avoid the life-limiting problem of traditional batteries. LMB has the advantages of long life, low cost, and large capacity, and has broad application prospects in the field of power system energy storage. This paper mainly introduced the working principle of LMB, focused on its development history and important research progress, and pointed out the limitations and challenges of existing battery systems. On this basis, the key development directions of LMB were discussed and clarified.

Key words: power system, electrochemical energy storage, liquid metal battery (LMB), liquid metal electrode, molten salt electrolyte

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